Greece – Independence Day 2000

Audio Recordings, Travel / tagged Conformity, Philosophy / September 13, 2023 / by neil_2015_wordpress@neilmeili.com

We stand in the sunlight of Athens
birthplace of democracy, philosophy
theatre and reason

Here man First learned
true freedom

Created gods
in the image of his vices and his virtues
and learned to embrace and best them all

Stores in Athens close for the parade
people gather from miles around

For hours past the viewing stand
soldiers and sailors march in step

Overhead the jets and choppers
roar by in strict formation

Thirty deep and more
people push and flow and smile on cue

I search the marchers and the crowd
Looking for that one toga, one book
One independent mind - One ancient Greek

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